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This position is located in the Department of Sculpture and Decorative Arts (DCS), and is responsible for the Gallery's acquisition, care, study, and display of a world-class collection of European and American sculpture and decorative arts spanning antiquity through the early 1900s. The position is at the assistant or associate level.
Learn more about this agency09/14/2018 to 10/12/2018
$68,036 - $106,012 per year
GS 11 - 12
No
Occasional travel - 25% or less.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
12
No
No
NGA-18-132A
510768500
The incumbent:
Performs advanced scholarly research on prospective acquisitions and on objects for examination in studies, scholarly journals, Gallery publications, lectures, symposia and colloquia, or exhibitions. Works with members of DCS to ensure that objects entering the DCS collection are properly researched and catalogued, that already existing object records are updated as new information becomes available, and that artists’ biographies in the database are accurate and current. Traces and documents provenances.
Keeps abreast of bibliography, exhibitions, collecting, publishing and other developments in the field of American and European sculpture and decorative arts. Drafts or contributes research to acquisition proposals. Researches provenance of proposed gifts and purchases including research on objects with potential World War II provenance issues; consults with outside experts as necessary. Notifies management of results of potential acquisitions research and works to resolve issues and problems encountered.
Supports the expansion and deepening of the Gallery’s collections through the acquisition of works of art of the highest quality and relevance to the Gallery’s collecting policies. In consultation with the Head of Department, assists with development initiatives to build the DCS collection and support relationships with collectors, scholars, and art dealers in order to attract and secure single objects, collections, funds, or other types of gifts to the Gallery.
The incumbent assists with exhibitions or undertakes by assignment or on own initiative, in consultation with DCS colleagues, to propose, organize, and coordinate small scale exhibitions and installations of sculpture and decorative arts that draw from the Gallery’s holdings, as well as from other institutions and private collections. Coordinates with the departments of Exhibitions, Conservation, Registrar and Design and Installation to meet exhibition production schedule deadlines and budget requirements.
Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.
Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, the incumbent may frequently walks to other offices in the East and West Buildings.
The National Gallery of Art provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Applicants must have a minimum of one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility comparable to the next lower grade or comparable pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector.
GS-11: For this position, specialized experience is at least one year of experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-9 level in the Federal service, in one or more of the following capacities:
GS-12: For this position, specialized experience is at least one year of experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-11 level in the Federal service, in those same capacities.
Other Relevant Eligibility Criteria: Requires weekend duty. Requires U.S. and European travel, up to seven (7) days per trip. Must have advanced reading ability in at least two of the following languages: German; French; Italian; and Spanish.
Candidates must reflect in their submitted USAJOBS résumés the possession of this specialized experience. If their résumés do not include such specialized experience, they will be ineligible for this position.
Those applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements will be evaluated against these factors to determine the best-qualified candidates. Candidates should ensure their résumé and submitted materials clearly demonstrate possession of these factors to receive maximum employment consideration.
Skill in art historical research and scholarship.
Knowledge of sculpture and decorative arts.
Ability to curate one of the main areas of the Permanent Collection.
Knowledge of museum exhibition procedures and logistics.
CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.
You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
This position has a positive education requirement. You may submit copies of your transcripts or a course listing. You must provide documentation supporting your education claims.
Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated and rated under the Category Rating and Selection procedures. The quality categories are defined as "Best Qualified", "Well Qualified", and "Qualified".
Based on your responses to the job-specific self-assessment questions, eligible candidates are placed for selection consideration into one of three pre-defined quality categories as described below:
Best Qualified Category - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications for the position, candidates must fully demonstrate proficiency in all major aspects of the position.
Well Qualified Category - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, candidates must demonstrate proficiency in some, but not all of the major aspects of the position.
Qualified Category - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must demonstrate a basic level of knowledge, skill and ability of the position.
If you are eligible for career transition assistance plans such as ICTAP or CTAP, you must meet the definition of "well qualified" which is defined as having a score of 85 or better.
Application of Veterans Preference: The Category Rating Method does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three," but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each pre-defined quality category. Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent (i.e., CPS and CP) must be listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher.
If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly.
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Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Steps to modify or withdraw your application:
After each step in the recruitment process, your status will be updated in our application tracking system. Once this happens, if you have elected to receive e-mail updates, you will be notified through your USAJOBS registered e-mail address. If you have not elected e-mail updates, you can review your current application status in USAJOBS at any time. Please check that your USAJOBS profile contact information is current and correct each time you apply to a job--this will ensure we are able to contact you as quickly as possible.
In addition to changing your status online, we will send you e-mail notifications at each major step in the process, to include: application received, eligible or not eligible, referred or not referred, selected or not selected.
We expect to make a selection within 30 to 90 days of the closing date of this announcement.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/510768500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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